Table 1

Demographic characteristics of all reported ALS cases in Florida, 2009–2011 (n=1450)

Demographic characteristic	2010 Florida population*		ALS cases
Demographic characteristic	N	% †	N	% †
Age (in years)
<40	9 209 760	50.0	80	5.5
40–49	2 653 989	14.1	161	11.1
50–59	2 542 709	13.5	309	21.3
60–69	2 094 483	11.1	450	31.0
70–79	1 384 221	7.4	337	23.2
≥80	916 148	4.9	104	7.2
Unknown	NA	NA	9	0.6
Sex
Male	9 189 355	48.9	839	57.9
Female	9 611 955	51.1	611	42.1
Race
White	14 109 162	75.0	1058	73.0
Black	2 999 862	16.0	89	6.1
Asian	454 821	2.4	17	1.1
Other	1 237 465	6.6	5	0.3
Unknown	NA	NA	281	19.4
Ethnicity
Hispanic	4 223 806	22.5	155	10.7
Non-hispanic	14 577 504	77.5	1085	74.8
Unknown	NA	NA	210	14.5
Total	18 801 310	100.0	1450	100.0